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There are over fifty iron-on
transfers in here depicting a wealth of insects in a variety
of styles, from naturalistic to simplistic, cute, folk art,
steampunk, art deco, modern and more there is a bug for every
occasion.
This book is in three sections, making it easy to get the
most out of the transfers. To start with. you can find out
what materials and tools you need, learn some essential freestyle
embroidery stitches and prepare your hoop. Then each motif
is brought to life in the “sampler” section showing
one way it can look, complete with a key to DMC floss and
instructions. See what the images look like when stitched
onto a variety of items in a short photographic chapter, and
then there are the transfers themselves. Note that apart from
the sampler, there are no actual projects as such, merely
ideas on what to embellish. This is enough, for the great
thing about transfers is that they are just outlines, and
as with a coloring book just looking at them tends to get
the creative juices flowing.
Many
books on freestyle embroidery mostly use the traditional 6-ply
cotton floss, which is very versatile as it comes in so many
colors. But this book takes it to the next level by putting
DMC’s newer ranges through their paces, and this really
brings the images to new and vibrant life. The transfers themselves
are on the large side, in keeping with the author’s
use of them mostly to decorate clothing. Stylized butterflies,
beetles with fancy carapaces, marching ants, patterned caterpillars
and more fill the thirty-two transfer sheets, complete with
information on how to use them. The outlines are black, making
them most suitable for use on white or pale cotton material,
but there are also instructions on how to use them on darker
fabrics. This is an imaginative, user-friendly and useful
addition to Search Press’ Transfer and Stitch series,
a modern take on the traditional book of embroidery transfers.
If you cannot find a good range of embroidery materials locally
try www.searchpress.com for a list of suppliers.
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